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Belarus opposition supporters protest in Warsaw against the detention of Roman Protasevich. On 23 May 2021, Belarus scrambled a military jet to divert a Ryanair plane and arrested 26-year-old opposition journalist and activist Roman Protasevich who was onboard, triggering a global outcry. IMAGES
US drugmakers reportedly under fire for possible price fixing; Takata shares temporarily halted after reports it was filing for bankruptcy for its US unit. Markets had worrying sideshows to contend with on Friday, alongside the big feature: the Clinton/Trump election race. David Pollard reports.
Images show Evan Gershkovich leaving court after his detention was extended by two months. Gershkovich, an American Wall Street Journal reporter is being held in Moscow on espionage charges which he denies. The court hearing was attended by representatives of the U.S. Embassy in Russia. He was arrested during a reporting trip at the end of March last year in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg and could spend up to 20 years in prison if convicted. IMAGES
Kenyan police fire tear gas at a small group of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the German embassy in Nairobi, claiming they did not have authorisation to hold the rally. At least three protesters were also arrested. IMAGES
A group of around 200 Rohingya refugees huddle on the beaches of a remote Indonesian island, cordoned off by yellow tape meant to stop them running away, after weeks adrift on a wooden boat. IMAGES
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